

Struggling-Williams responded by winning Melbourne in 2007, as an unseeded player, completing the year among the sport's top 10. 139 in 2006, struggled with confidence and critics labeled her obsolete. Injured-Injury briefly derailed William's game but never her drive. Melbourne-A 2003 victory in Melbourne solidified her first "Serena Slam." Paris, London, New York-In 2002, Williams took Paris, London and New York-plus the No. Top 10-The following two years, for the first time, she ranked in top 10. Winner-In 1999, she claimed her first slam and rose to No. #304-Two years later, with a ranking of 304, she beat two top 10 opponents and became the lowest-ranked player in history to achieve this feat. Pro-Williams turned pro in 1995, when she was 14.
